Cerebral palsy

CP is the most common motor disability in childhood.
Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles.
CP is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain that affects a person's ability to control his or her muscles.

CP is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. It has four main types
1. Spastic CP
2. Dyskinetic CP (Also includes athetoid, choreoathetoid, and dystonic cerebral palsies) ...
3. Ataxic CP.
4. Mixed CP

It is the most common type of CP
Spastic CP affects about 80% of people with CP.
People with spastic CP have increased muscle tone. This means their muscles are stiff and, as a result, their movements can be awkward.
Spastic CP usually is described by what parts of the body are affected
It has two subtypes
1. Spastic Diplegia/ Diparesis: Muscle stiffness is mainly in the legs, with the arms less affected or not affected at all. People with spastic diplegia might have difficulty walking because tight hip and leg muscles cause their legs to pull together, turn inward, and cross at the knees.
2. Spastic Hemiplegia/ Hemiparesis: This type of CP affects only one side of a person’s body; usually the arm is more affected than the leg.
3. Spastic quadriplegia/quadriparesis―Spastic quadriplegia is the most severe form of spastic CP and affects all four limbs, the trunk, and the face. People with spastic quadriparesis usually cannot walk and often have other developmental disabilities such as intellectual disability; seizures; or problems with vision, hearing, or speech.

It also includes Athetoid, Choreoathetoid, and Dystonic cerebral palsies
People with dyskinetic CP have problems controlling the movement of their hands, arms, feet, and legs, making it difficult to sit and walk.
The movements are uncontrollable and can be slow and writhing or rapid and jerky.
Sometimes the face and tongue are affected and the person has a hard time sucking, swallowing, and talking.
A person with dyskinetic CP has muscle tone that can change (varying from too tight to too loose) not only from day to day, but even during a single day.

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